STEP 4 – Add New Furniture Legs

The legs were boxy and a bit cheap looking on this dresser, but changing out the dresser feet is an easy way to completely change the look of any dresser.

To add new legs, turn the dresser upside down protecting the newly painted top with a drop cloth or foam board. Line up the triangle top plate in each of the corners. Mark holes with a pencil, drill, and screw them into place. Screw on feet and done!

To add extra pizzazz, add some contact paper to the sides of each drawer. It’s a happy surprise every time you open your drawers. There’s a lot of bright, fun paper to choose from. For this project I used the coral floral adhesive shelf liner.

I took the dresser drawer apart for this step. Not every dresser will allow for you to do this, but you can still follow these simple steps.

Measure the sides of your dresser or trace on the back of the contact paper.

Cut the paper to size.

Peel back about an inch of the protective back and apply the laminate to your dresser sides.

Line up and smooth with hand, making sure there are no air bubbles or wrinkles.

Continue to remove the protective backing as you move across the side of the drawer, smoothing as you go until completed.

To finish off your dresser install knobs and style!

I’m so happy I accepted Home Depot’s DIY Challenge. Millwork is a little gem of a department. I always had this idea for my daughter’s dresser/ nightstand, but when I started browsing the millwork department I saw all this fabulous tiny trim moulding that suited her dresser. I love it and find myself just popping into her room to look at it!

Darnetha Myers is a wife and a mother of three amazingly active kids– a girl and two boys. She loves everything crafty, including sewing, cooking and organizing. She’s a true DIYer who writes about her passions on Chippa Sunshine. She lives in Nashville.